James Kerr BOYLE, born Salford, 1872

[Timbottawa]

Just trying to keep track of James Kerr Boyle's life of crime ...

I have three offences:

1902: 4 counts of forgery; sentence: 2 years hard labour
1904: Forging and attempting to defraud: 2 years, 6 months
1906: Obtaining funds under false pretenses: sentence: 6 months

Did anyone find any others?  But with these, it seems that as soon as he completed one sentence, he committed his next crime.  In her will, Florence observed in 1920 that her husband had not supported her or her family for 15 years - more like 18, I think, for the first three of which he was almost continuously in gaol.

I can imagine that, when he got out in early 1907, he may have decided to skip off to Australia, where he died of TB some 7-8 years later.  But did he continue to forge and to defraud there?

[TwiggyTree]

The 1906 Police Gazette (page 112) notes only one prior conviction, and a sentence of 2.5 years; page 436 notes 5 priors and a sentence 6 months.

[Timbottawa]

Well he was attempting to pass himself off as James Burton Burke, so that could account for some discrepancies!

In trying to track him down in the 1891 UK census I even tried the Burton alias without success

[minniehaha]

Hi,

Death notices for Gilbert BOYLE [1988] & William Massey BOYLE [1979] sent by PM..........

According to her death notice, the Alice BOYLE mentioned above who died on 12.9.1993 does not appear to be connected to Arthur Boyle.

Minniehaha.

[Timbottawa]

Thanks, minniehaha - saw the PM.  And thanks for eliminating that Alice (also my mother's name)

[Timbottawa]

trish1120 was wondering ... you might have forgotten by now  ... how William Massey Boyle (the elder) and his wife, Sarah, died in 1879.  I have located their death certificates.

Sarah died on 5th January 1879, in Stockton, of haemorrhage from stomach (ulceration).  Interestingly, the informant was Wm. M. Boyle, present at the death, so if (as I speculated) there was a separation post-bankruptcy, it was not so serious as to prevent him attending her death-bed.

William died in Cheetham, Lancs. on 10th December 1879 of "Natural causes aggravated by drink".  I presume that he did not drink himself to death in the 11 months since his wife died - the bankruptcy a couple of years earlier would probably have contributed, but I wonder whether his profession - wine merchant - may also have been to blame!  There was an inquest, which seems a bit strange to me.

Cheers
Tim

[trish1120]

Thanks for the info Tim. Yes I did forget as I am often working on several things at once.

Trish

[minniehaha]

Hi Tim,

I have the death notice for Arthur BOYLE.........

Can you PM your e-mail address please.


Minniehaha.

[minniehaha]

Death notice sent.........

And for those of you who are interested, no, the name of a wife was not included.

My suggestion to Tim is that she may have been:

Marriage:

1923/9665  Mabel Muriel Andrews  Rankin  Arthur  Boyle

Divorced in 1950.


Minniehaha.